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Verdi: Complete Ballet Music From The Operas / Serebrier, Bournemouth Symphony [blu-ray Audio]
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Details
- Composer
- VERDI, GIUSEPPE
- Artist
- Serebrier
- Format
- Blu-Ray
- Label
- Naxos AudioVisual
- Released
- Mar 27, 2012
- Catalog #
- NBD0027
- UPC
- 730099002769
About
This is an audio-only (i.e., with no video content) Blu-ray disc playable only on Blu-ray players.
Also available on standard CD
This unique programme is the first time that all the ballet music from Verdi’s operas has been brought together in a singe recording. Although The Four Seasons from I vespri siciliani (The Sicilian Vespers) and the ballet scenes from Aida and Otello have survived, substantial pieces from Il trovatore and Don Carlo are more often cut, while the ballet from Jérusalem is all but unknown. José Serebrier’s recordings with the Bournemouth Symphony have resulted in some great successes with unusual repertoire. This release will be of interest both to opera enthusiasts and to those eager to explore Verdi’s neglected and relatively small body of concert music.
R E V I E W:
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VERDI Complete Ballet Music from the Operas • José Serebrier, cond; Bournemouth SO • NAXOS 8.57218-19 (2 CDs: 115:22); NAXOS NBD0027 (Blu-ray audio: 115:22)
This pair of discs includes ballet music from Otello, Macbeth, Jérusalem, Don Carlo, Aida, Il trovatore , and I vespri Siciliani —much of it music we don’t get to hear in performances of these operas. The most direct competition for this set is the four-disc Chandos series featuring all of this music plus all the preludes and overtures, with the BBC Philharmonic under Edward Downes. If you have those discs, this would probably be a needless duplication. But comparing the performances demonstrates Serebrier to be the more interpretively interesting conductor. Downes’s performances are more than competent, and he does hold one’s interest throughout what is not always first-rate music. I reviewed the Downes recordings as they were released, in Fanfare 20:5, 21:6, and 23:5.
Serebrier, however, brings to the music a greater variety of color, more rhythmic energy, and a wider range of ideas about phrasing. The vitality of his rhythm is perhaps the most significant difference, and it can be heard everywhere, in slow or fast music. The extra lilt he brings, for example, to the waltz right after the introduction of the Don Carlo ballet brings a smile to the listener.
There are fine, comprehensive notes to accompany the disc, and Naxos’s recorded sound is well balanced and clear, if a bit closer-in than the Chandos. While not all of this music is at Verdi’s most inspired level, none of it is unworthy of our attention. Second-rate Verdi is still better than most composers’ gems! Serebrier’s colorful, charming, and highly committed performances, and the Bournemouth Symphony’s excellent playing, make this a highly recommendable disc.
FANFARE: Henry Fogel
Also available on standard CD
This unique programme is the first time that all the ballet music from Verdi’s operas has been brought together in a singe recording. Although The Four Seasons from I vespri siciliani (The Sicilian Vespers) and the ballet scenes from Aida and Otello have survived, substantial pieces from Il trovatore and Don Carlo are more often cut, while the ballet from Jérusalem is all but unknown. José Serebrier’s recordings with the Bournemouth Symphony have resulted in some great successes with unusual repertoire. This release will be of interest both to opera enthusiasts and to those eager to explore Verdi’s neglected and relatively small body of concert music.
R E V I E W:
VERDI Complete Ballet Music from the Operas • José Serebrier, cond; Bournemouth SO • NAXOS 8.57218-19 (2 CDs: 115:22); NAXOS NBD0027 (Blu-ray audio: 115:22)
This pair of discs includes ballet music from Otello, Macbeth, Jérusalem, Don Carlo, Aida, Il trovatore , and I vespri Siciliani —much of it music we don’t get to hear in performances of these operas. The most direct competition for this set is the four-disc Chandos series featuring all of this music plus all the preludes and overtures, with the BBC Philharmonic under Edward Downes. If you have those discs, this would probably be a needless duplication. But comparing the performances demonstrates Serebrier to be the more interpretively interesting conductor. Downes’s performances are more than competent, and he does hold one’s interest throughout what is not always first-rate music. I reviewed the Downes recordings as they were released, in Fanfare 20:5, 21:6, and 23:5.
Serebrier, however, brings to the music a greater variety of color, more rhythmic energy, and a wider range of ideas about phrasing. The vitality of his rhythm is perhaps the most significant difference, and it can be heard everywhere, in slow or fast music. The extra lilt he brings, for example, to the waltz right after the introduction of the Don Carlo ballet brings a smile to the listener.
There are fine, comprehensive notes to accompany the disc, and Naxos’s recorded sound is well balanced and clear, if a bit closer-in than the Chandos. While not all of this music is at Verdi’s most inspired level, none of it is unworthy of our attention. Second-rate Verdi is still better than most composers’ gems! Serebrier’s colorful, charming, and highly committed performances, and the Bournemouth Symphony’s excellent playing, make this a highly recommendable disc.
FANFARE: Henry Fogel
Tracklist 23 tracks
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1 Otello, Act III Scene 7: Ballabile 05:34
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Otello, Act III Scene 7: Ballabile
- Duration
- 05:34
- Composer
- Giuseppe Verdi
- Ensemble
- Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- José Serebrier
-
2 Act III Scene 1: Ballo I 02:24
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Act III Scene 1: Ballo I
- Duration
- 02:24
- Composer
- Giuseppe Verdi
- Ensemble
- Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- José Serebrier
-
3 Act III Scene 1: Ballo II 04:35
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Act III Scene 1: Ballo II
- Duration
- 04:35
- Composer
- Giuseppe Verdi
- Ensemble
- Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- José Serebrier
-
4 Act III Scene 1: Ballo III 03:13
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Act III Scene 1: Ballo III
- Duration
- 03:13
- Composer
- Giuseppe Verdi
- Ensemble
- Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- José Serebrier
-
5 Act III Scene 1: Pas de quatre 07:38
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Act III Scene 1: Pas de quatre
- Duration
- 07:38
- Composer
- Giuseppe Verdi
- Ensemble
- Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- José Serebrier
-
6 Act III Scene 1: Pas de deux 05:32
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Act III Scene 1: Pas de deux
- Duration
- 05:32
- Composer
- Giuseppe Verdi
- Ensemble
- Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- José Serebrier
-
7 Act III Scene 1: Pas de solo 05:48
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Act III Scene 1: Pas de solo
- Duration
- 05:48
- Composer
- Giuseppe Verdi
- Ensemble
- Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- José Serebrier
-
8 Act III Scene 1: Pas d'ensemble 02:35
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Act III Scene 1: Pas d'ensemble
- Duration
- 02:35
- Composer
- Giuseppe Verdi
- Ensemble
- Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- José Serebrier
-
9 Don Carlo, Act III Scene 2: Ballo della regina, "La Peregrina" 16:39
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Don Carlo, Act III Scene 2: Ballo della regina, "La Peregrina"
- Duration
- 16:39
- Composer
- Giuseppe Verdi
- Ensemble
- Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- José Serebrier
-
10 Act I Scene 2: Dance No. 3: Danza sacra delle sacerdotesse 02:24
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Act I Scene 2: Dance No. 3: Danza sacra delle sacerdotesse
- Duration
- 02:24
- Composer
- Giuseppe Verdi
- Ensemble
- Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- José Serebrier
-
11 Act II Scene 1: Dance No. 4: Danza dei piccoli schiavi mori 01:38
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Act II Scene 1: Dance No. 4: Danza dei piccoli schiavi mori
- Duration
- 01:38
- Composer
- Giuseppe Verdi
- Ensemble
- Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- José Serebrier
-
12 Act II Scene 2: Dance No. 5: Ballabile 04:46
- Track
- 12
- Title
- Act II Scene 2: Dance No. 5: Ballabile
- Duration
- 04:46
- Composer
- Giuseppe Verdi
- Ensemble
- Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- José Serebrier
-
13 Act III Scene 1: Pas des Bohemiens 01:53
- Track
- 13
- Title
- Act III Scene 1: Pas des Bohemiens
- Duration
- 01:53
- Composer
- Giuseppe Verdi
- Ensemble
- Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- José Serebrier
-
14 Act III Scene 1: Gitanilla 02:30
- Track
- 14
- Title
- Act III Scene 1: Gitanilla
- Duration
- 02:30
- Composer
- Giuseppe Verdi
- Ensemble
- Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- José Serebrier
-
15 Act III Scene 1: Ensemble 01:33
- Track
- 15
- Title
- Act III Scene 1: Ensemble
- Duration
- 01:33
- Composer
- Giuseppe Verdi
- Ensemble
- Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- José Serebrier
-
16 Act III Scene 2: Sevillana 04:05
- Track
- 16
- Title
- Act III Scene 2: Sevillana
- Duration
- 04:05
- Composer
- Giuseppe Verdi
- Ensemble
- Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- José Serebrier
-
17 Act III Scene 2: Echo du soldat 02:58
- Track
- 17
- Title
- Act III Scene 2: Echo du soldat
- Duration
- 02:58
- Composer
- Giuseppe Verdi
- Ensemble
- Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- José Serebrier
-
18 Act III Scene 2: La Bohemienne 07:20
- Track
- 18
- Title
- Act III Scene 2: La Bohemienne
- Duration
- 07:20
- Composer
- Giuseppe Verdi
- Ensemble
- Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- José Serebrier
-
19 Act III Scene 2: Galop 02:34
- Track
- 19
- Title
- Act III Scene 2: Galop
- Duration
- 02:34
- Composer
- Giuseppe Verdi
- Ensemble
- Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- José Serebrier
-
20 Act III Scene 2: Le quattro stagioni: L'inverno 06:33
- Track
- 20
- Title
- Act III Scene 2: Le quattro stagioni: L'inverno
- Duration
- 06:33
- Composer
- Giuseppe Verdi
- Ensemble
- Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- José Serebrier
-
21 Act III Scene 2: Le quattro stagioni: La primavera 07:51
- Track
- 21
- Title
- Act III Scene 2: Le quattro stagioni: La primavera
- Duration
- 07:51
- Composer
- Giuseppe Verdi
- Ensemble
- Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- José Serebrier
-
22 Act III Scene 2: Le quattro stagioni: L'estate 05:41
- Track
- 22
- Title
- Act III Scene 2: Le quattro stagioni: L'estate
- Duration
- 05:41
- Composer
- Giuseppe Verdi
- Ensemble
- Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- José Serebrier
-
23 Act III Scene 2: Le quattro stagioni: L'autunno 09:20
- Track
- 23
- Title
- Act III Scene 2: Le quattro stagioni: L'autunno
- Duration
- 09:20
- Composer
- Giuseppe Verdi
- Ensemble
- Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- José Serebrier